Full name | Mbao Football club |
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Nickname(s) | Scred Fred |
Founded | 2005 |
Ground | CCM Kirumba Stadium, Kitangiri Mwanza, Tanzania |
Capacity | 35,000 |
Chairman | Solly Zephania Njashi |
Manager | Amri Said |
League | Tanzanian Premier League |
Mbao FC is a football club from Mwanza, Tanzania. 'Mbao' is the Swahili word for 'wood'.
They won promotion to the Tanzanian Premier League after the 2015/2016 season. [1] They were promoted after a match fixing scandal forced other teams to relegate. [2]
In the 2016/2017 season they are one of two teams from Mwanza playing in the Premier League. The other being Toto African. [3]
In May 2017, Mbao FC played the final of the Azam Sports Federation Cup, against Simba Sports Club. Simba won the game 2–1 in extra time. [4]
They play their home games at CCM Kirumba Stadium.
Mbao FC were relegated to the second division after losing a relegation playoff match to Ihefu SC.